Tamerra Thompson Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Serve as overseer to the Algebra 1 Professional Learning Community (PLC), proficiently directing lessons, explaining math notions, encouraging critical thinking, assigning coursework, and implementing effective pedagogy. Prepare and teach a range of integrated teachings for high school students, ensuring GCPS Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) standards-based differentiated lessons were efficiently given.Design and implement school-wide expectation programs through Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS), improving school wide student behavior two-fold.Lead professional development sessions encompassing the implementation of initiatives tailored to improving data, increasing retention and maximizing student academic growth and efficiency within different disciplines.Key Accomplishment: Taught Pre-AP Algebra 2, Pre-AP Pre-Calculus, Advanced Mathematical Decision Making (AMDM), Algebra 1, Math Models, and Fundamentals of Problem Solving courses with a 75% proficiency rate.Provide accurate feedback to parents and administration through detail narrative reports, ensuring all aspects of the child’s behavior and academic plan is effectively communicated. Key Accomplishment: Participated as a key liaison with the planning committee of the district-wide academy mathematical conference in 2016.Develop successful unit plans, while differentiating pedagogy and delivering rigorous technology-integrated data driven math instruction for students at diverse cognitive levels.Key Accomplishment: Developed an online mini-curriculum for an Algebra 2, College Readiness and Advanced Mathematical Decision Making (AMDM) credit recovery course, to streamline an alternative way of differentiating critical math subjects.Conceptualize, develop and supervise student-interest selected assignments, in addition to implementing modeled lessons and classroom management techniques.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Serve as Team Lead for the Math Modeling Professional Learning Community (PLC), while planning and designing Math Modeling, Algebra 1, Pre-AP Algebra 2, and Pre-AP Calculus curriculums. Collaborated on developing lessons and implementing effective pedagogy, while clarifying math concepts and promoting analytical thinking. Prepared and taught a range of integrated teachings for high school students, ensuring Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and Texas Education Agency (TEA) standards were efficiently given. Designed differentiated mathematics lessons weekly, to service a broad variety of student ability within an integrated setting. Analyzed student performance outcomes on daily objectives as well as on curricular unit learning goals, to create and implement daily action plans.Implemented school-wide instructional improvement initiatives within the classroom, specifically focusing on mathematical modeling and inquiry-based learning across the disciplines.Maintained accurate and timely records of student attendance and academic progress.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Analyzed student performance outcomes daily through curriculum driven assignments, assessments and school-wide action plans. • Implemented district-wide instructional improvement initiatives within the classroom, while focusing on mathematical modeling and inquiry-based learning across different courses.• Planned and implemented a 3-tier remediation action plan for students, to increase low performing scores school-wide.• Utilized different teaching techniques to address multifaceted learning styles amongst the student population, in addition to implementing after school remediation to correct academic issues.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Designed and delivered educational content through daily lesson plans and assessments designed to cover curriculum requirements. • Collaborated with staff to create curriculum materials and differentiated assessments.• Communicated with a diverse group of constituents at all levels of the district including administrators, colleagues, teacher assistants, parents and students, to develop the best plan of action prior to teaching students from diverse backgrounds.• Established collaborative relationships with professionals from area school districts for information and resource sharing.